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arasad

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Registered: 2022-09-02

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Facing problem on playing any video or audio

I can't play any video or audio file in browser. It just stuck for some time and if i use terminal it shows

 [Child 12609, MediaDecoderStateMachine #1] WARNING: 7f23690d0790 OpenCubeb() failed to init cubeb: file dom/media/AudioStream.cpp:314 

Further, when I try to playing video in device, I noticed only video is playing and can't hear any sound.

arasad

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Registered: 2022-09-02

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Re: Facing problem on playing any video or audio

After I saw several issues related to the latest wireplumber update, I downgraded it from my cache using this command

sudo pacman -U wireplumber-0.5.15-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst libwireplumber-0.5.15-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst

This solved the issue.

Last edited by arasad (2026-09-16 11:27:17)

Ruhanilinks

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Re: Facing problem on playing any video or audio

Have you checked whether the problem affects every application or only specific players? Since both video and audio playback are affected, it might be useful to first confirm that PipeWire and WirePlumber are running correctly in your user session.

I would also test a simple audio file with a different application and check the output of `wpctl status`. If the correct audio devices are missing there, the problem is likely with the PipeWire/WirePlumber setup rather than the individual media players.

It would also help to know whether this started after a system update and whether video playback itself is failing or if the video plays normally but without audio.

arasad

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Registered: 2022-09-02

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Re: Facing problem on playing any video or audio

Have you checked whether the problem affects every application or only specific players? Since both video and audio playback are affected, it might be useful to first confirm that PipeWire and WirePlumber are running correctly in your user session.

I would also test a simple audio file with a different application and check the output of `wpctl status`. If the correct audio devices are missing there, the problem is likely with the PipeWire/WirePlumber setup rather than the individual media players.

The problem is with wireplumber, and I believe it affects only audio. When I try to play any video, it delays in the local player due to a problem with audio, but the video plays after some time. When I try in the browser, it won't play because of the audio. The problem is fixed after downgrading the wireplumber, which I mentioned above.

It would also help to know whether this started after a system update and whether video playback itself is failing or if the video plays normally but without audio.

All started after the system upgrade.

Last edited by arasad (2026-09-16 11:29:21)

seth

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Re: Facing problem on playing any video or audio

The problem is with wireplumber

Have you tried to https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/WirePl … t_settings ?
Does it work w/ a fresh user account?

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V1del

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Registered: 2012-10-16

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Re: Facing problem on playing any video or audio

Also how up to date were you when last testing this? There were some known regressions in wireplumber 0.5.16 which got fixed in 0.5.17 especially with USB based audio cards.

arasad

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Registered: 2022-09-02

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Re: Facing problem on playing any video or audio

The problem is with wireplumber

Have you tried to https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/WirePl … t_settings ?
Does it work w/ a fresh user account?

No, before trying this I downgrade the software.

arasad

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Re: Facing problem on playing any video or audio

Also how up to date were you when last testing this? There were some known regressions in wireplumber 0.5.16 which got fixed in 0.5.17 especially with USB based audio cards.

As I don't have any issue with the previous version, I am using that till now. I will update my system soon and can let you know if face any issues or can solve the problem.

seth

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Re: Facing problem on playing any video or audio

https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=314820
=> you two should start to compare hardware/logs

lspci -tvnn
lsusb -tv
sudo journalctl -b | nc termbin.com 9999

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arasad

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Registered: 2022-09-02

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Re: Facing problem on playing any video or audio

The problem is with wireplumber

Have you tried to https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/WirePl … t_settings ?
Does it work w/ a fresh user account?

I try this after upgrading the latest one but won't work for me.